January 7, 2009
 

Ellwood City Forge is the leading supplier of forged billets in North America. Our high quality steel, coupled with quick reliable lead times, makes us the billet producer of choice for open die, closed die, ring rolling, and extrusion applications. We routinely manufacture rounds, round cornered squares, and rectangles in sizes from 6" through 55" in carbon, alloy, stainless and precipitation hardening steels.

We use only superior quality steel for our forging billets. All of our steel is electric furnace melted, ladle refined, vacuum degassed and bottom poured. Close chemistry control can provide steel that meets more than one SAE grade, such as 4140/4142. This means less inventory, more predictable heat treat response and chemistries that are customized to your specific requirements. Additional refining, via Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) or Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) can also be provided, when required.

Our forging equipment, which includes a state-of-the-art 4500-ton press, enables us to provide billet sizes from 6" to 55" in a multitude of steel grades. By using swage dies to produce "rounder rounds", a closer tolerance results in cost-effectiveness for our customers while shortening lead times. Each billet is forged, slow cooled and sent to our "Billet Cell" for final processing, including spot or 100% condition grinding. Our technologically advanced manufacturing system ensures fast shipment, bringing your product to market faster.